Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has warned Nigerians against travelling abroad in search of greener pastures without the necessary paperwork.
Dabiri-Erewa spoke through a statement signed by NiDCOM’s spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
She advised Nigerians to migrate legally in order to forestall unfavourable outcomes.
The statement noted that Dabiri-Erewa visited three Nigerian asylum seekers in Brampton, Ontario, and expressed sympathy for their bad situation.
Also, she counselled other Nigerians considering migration to avoid leaving the country without the necessary paperwork.
In the statement, she urged those planning to leave Nigeria to seek asylum in Canada to desist, saying the situation is getting tougher in many countries.
While narrating the ordeal of Nigerian asylum seekers in Canada, NiDCOM in its statement said: “Pastor Vivian Eruka, who runs the Bethel food bank and works with those in Shelters, informed that the Mayor of Brampton promised to make 800 more beds available and shelter.
“Mr Wale Rabiu, owner of Matlock bakery donated hundreds of loaves of Agege bread to the shelter inmates, while Mr Bayo Adedosu, a Nigerian living in Canada, and an immigration consultant also gave some words of counselling, adding that they should not talk ill about their home country, Nigeria, to avoid future repercussions.”
